Police hunt suspect after deadly Berlin Pride car attack
German police are conducting a manhunt for a 21-year-old suspect linked to Islamist circles following a car attack at a Berlin Pride event. The incident resulted in one death and 16 injuries.
Why it matters
The attack raises significant security concerns regarding public events and highlights ongoing tensions related to extremism in Germany.
German police are searching for a 21-year-old suspect believed linked to Islamist circles after a car ploughed into a crowd near Berlin's Gay Pride celebrations, killing one person and wounding 16 others.
The incident shattered what had been a day of celebration for hundreds of thousands attending Christopher Street Day, one of Europe's largest Pride events, and left revellers fleeing a central Berlin park as sirens echoed through the night.
Police said the suspect's vehicle was later found abandoned a few hundred metres from the heart of the festivities in Tiergarten park.
A manhunt involving helicopters and officers from several German states is under way across the capital.
Police and prosecutors appealed for information on a 21-year-old man identified as Abdul B., warning he may be armed and dangerous.
The suspect was believed to have links to "Islamist circles", police spokesperson Florian Nath said earlier.
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